There's a lone soldier on the cross

 smoke pourin’ out of a boxcar door

You didn’t know it, you didn’t think it could be done, in the final end he won the wars
After losin’ every battle  (Dylan)

some incredible and inspiring stories coming out of the rubble in the Ukraine. Exhibit A, Snake Island......a tiny island in the Black Sea inhabited by Ukranian border guards...not hardened professional soldiers....more civilian-like...think Coast Guard....13 men were manning their post on Thursday when a Russian Warship approached and advised the 13 to lay down their weapons and surrender to avoid death..... The Radio response from the island is the stuff from which legends and republics are born.

"Russian Warship......Go FUCK Yourself"

the island was bombed , the 13 were Killed, but it gives the world a window into the soul of these Ukranian countrymen....ready, willing and able to die rather than live life under the Russian thumb of oppression........when you compare these men to the worthless cowards in afghanistan that we spent billions of dollars preparing for a civil war against the rag tag taliban , it can make you cry. THESE people deserve our undying support.....but instead we pass meaningless sanctions......and we continue to buy fucking oil from Russia every day, and we are still talking about sitting at the table with Russian murderers to work on a nuclear deal with Iran.....we are an embarrassment to ourselves, as a nation we should hang our heads in shame...Biden had a chance for a real international win here and he blew it, he could have rallied the West and put such financial stress on Russia that they would have to stop....he should have given a speech directly to the Russian Public, he should have told the parents of the Russian soldiers that Putin was leading their children to HELL with an unlawful invasion of their peaceful cousins in the Ukraine, and that their children in his armies will NEVER be able to wipe the stains of murder OFF their souls ...and for what? Putins' legacy? . ..biden is more concerned about staying green and avoiding high gas prices at home than he is about human beings laying down their lives to slaughter with a yearning to stay free......we have lost our way.....it may be time for the Good Lord to wipe us off the map. We used to be the beacon for the free world to aspire, we are NOT.....we are an irrelevant sissy nation. 

The other day i outlined two simple steps that the USA could take that would make a serious impact on this outrageous genocide......so i will repeat

Stop Buying Russian oil, turn our pipelines back on, grant permits for fracking and drilling on Federal land to make up the shortfall for the oil we are no longer getting from russia.

Kick Russia off SWIFT thus making it impossible for any nation to continue to buy or sell anything to/from Russia........Moscow will revolt on Putin in 72 hours and bring an end to this war.

instead, we put silly sanctions that do nothing....and we created carve outs to avoid the sanctions.....for instance...the sanctions do not apply to Italian leather goods ......seriously.... guess who demanded that? the miserable gindaloons are more concerned with  selling Gucci bags to Russian Oligarchs than they are with Ukranians being slaughtered in the streets......the world should remember that the next time Italy is occupied and crying for help.

I think Putin thought Zelensky would flee to Poland and the west in a Helicopter the minute the first bullets flew.....and then the Ukranian army and citizens would lay down their weapons and watch the Russian tanks roll down main street without resistance.....BUT he has NOT......he is still posting videos from the streets of the capital despite the USA offering him a safe exit ( we suck)......he has vowed to fight to the death........and quite frankly i am not sure Putin planned for this........what now ?  destroy the city with firepower while the world watches?  and if he captures or kills Zelensky , what then? he doesn't seem to want to occupy the country forever but rather he wanted to chase the govt and then install his own puppet (like Belarus) ...if he destroys the cities , he owns that ...and they will have to pay to rebuild....that costs $$......and if Zelensky becomes a martyr, the citizens of Ukraine will never willfully accept being under Russian control.....so if he keeps Russian troops there the guerilla warfare they face will never stop...ever.........despite the overwhelming superiority of their weapons and troop numbers, the russians may well be painted into a corner......it's not too late for the West to help , but don't hold your breath/

Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb
Blowing through the curtains in your room
Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth
You’re an idiot, babe
It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe